Recipe for Love!

Sometimes we all want a little boost! Check out our version of a “Recipe for Love” at the end of this post!

Hot Peppers

While hot chili peppers are known for giving your taste buds a zesty kick, they’re also an aphrodisiac. Spicy foods, like chili peppers, increase blood flow (often making your body literally feel hot), while simultaneously boosting your libido. Incorporate hot peppers at home by adding cayenne pepper to your favorite stir-fries, soups, or egg dishes.

Warming Spices

Spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and coriander do more than comfort the body on a cold winter’s evening; the warming effect also heats up your sex drive. Sprinkle these taste-pleasers on homemade baked goods, or even savory dishes like chili for some added flavor.

Thinking chocolate? It’s better naked

Chocolates are a favorite Valentine’s gift but chocolate in its purest form (cacao) comes from the seed of a South American tree and is packed with vital nutrients. To make things steamier, cacao also acts as a natural aphrodisiac. In fact, Raw Foods Guru David Wolfe wrote an entire book dedicated to this cacao, “Naked Chocolate: The Astonishing Truth About the World’s Greatest Food.”  Add it into your smoothies or baked goods to spark up the romance.

Vanilla

Just as lavender helps relax the body for sleep, vanilla is said to have a calming effect on the body, releasing your inhibitions and helping you to get “in the mood.” Breathe in the scent or add pure vanilla to smoothies, cereal, oatmeal or cookies,  and when it is time for romance, apply a vanilla-scented perfume, body lotion, or use your own homemade body scrub. (If you taste like a delicious cookie, we’re guessing your sex life will be just as delicious!)
In honor of the Season of Love, Rachel (from Spafinder) crafted this special health-boosting smoothie incorporating some of our favorite natural aphrodisiacs.

Love Potion Smoothie For Two

• 1 banana, fresh or frozen
• Large handful leafy greens (like kale or spinach)
• ½ avocado (optional)
• 1½ cup unsweetened organic almond milk or coconut milk
• Pinch of cinnamon
• 1 tsp maca powder
• 1 tsp raw cacao powder
• 1 tsp pure vanilla
• A handful of ice cubes

Blend together in a high-speed blender for about 30 seconds. Add in more ice to create your favorite temperature and texture.

The Spices of Life Adaptation

• 1 banana, fresh or frozen
• Large handful leafy greens (like kale or spinach) YUK!
• 1 avocado (optional) NOT OPTIONAL!
• ⅛ cup unsalted pistachio nuts
• 1 tbsp of natural honey
• 1½ cup unsweetened organic almond milk or coconut milk
• ½ tsp of cinnamon
• 1 tsp of cayenne pepper (or let your tastebuds guide you! One fresh Habanero???)
• 1 tsp maca powder
• 1 tsp raw cacao powder
• 1 tsp pure vanilla
• A handful of ice cubes
• A splash of Bacardi White Rum??? I would do the rum 🙂

Blend together in a high-speed blender for about 30 seconds. Add in more ice to create your favorite temperature and texture.

Enjoy!

Big thanks to SPAFINDER!